Dear Gabby,
I am a veterinarian tech at Miami Jacobs here in Dayton. I love dogs, cats and just about every animal on the planet. I am dealing with a huge problem right now. I hope you can help me.
So I work night shift at the pet shop. Every time I come into work, all of the animals are so excited to see me, but they start to talk to me every night. The problem is they only sing one song…Sam Smith’s Stay With Me. It’s really annoying now and I don’t know how to get them to sing another song. What should I do?
Sincerely,
Crazy vet lady
Dear Crazy vet lady,
Wow, it seems like you have a huge problem—here are some tips that I hope will help you out. Animals love music. There is a study called Zoomusicology. It’s basically a combination of zoology and musicology, which studies music and animals.
According to Discover News, animals prefer specific music that varies in tones, pitches and tempos. Contrary to the belief that animals like the same music humans do, dogs and cats in particular follow the frequency range of different music. So even though you might like one song, doesn’t mean the other animals will like it.
Sam Smith’s music might really hit the tones and pitches perfectly for the dogs and cats in the pet shop. Maybe try talking to them and using different sounds and music to see how they react. Sometimes introducing them to music will help.
As humans, when we hear music it automatically gets stuck in our heads—maybe animals are the same way. You might need to play new music so that they start hearing new sounds. It might help them get the tune out of their head—try introducing new music each week, this will give them variety.
Good luck,
Gabby